Remember your “naked” tent fly

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Both my Scarp 2 and Moment DW flys can be pitched W/O the inner tent. Most newer double wall tents these days can do this.

The fly makes a fast-to-pitch "tarp" that is usually quite wind-worthy. Yeah, most require that you carry a pole or two but some, like the TT Stratospire 1 & 2 only need your hiking poles.

So why buy a tarp when your tent fly will do?

[jimmer ultralight]

And, another advantage I see to the tarptents is that their flies are able to be pitched lower to the ground than most regular double wall tents.

[Jeff LaVista]

What about those times when you want to pitch a flat tarp high and wide, as a sun shade, or to allow standing room underneath if there is gentle rain falling straight down? or mostly vertical as a wind blocker?

I have a big 10×12 hex tarp that came with a hennessy hammock. It's really too heavy to not get laughed at here (24oz!) But we always bring it group camping as a big awning tarp..

[Eric Blumensaadt]

I've used awning tarps in canoe camping and car camping for dining flys and was damn glad I did in sunny hot or rainy weather.

But this thread is to remind folks they don't always need to rush out and buy a specialized tarp B/C many tent flys will do the same thing.

[Jeffs Eleven]

Who can forget it?!? I pitch mine every morning

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